The General Strain Theory By Robert Merton
Define strain theory?
Robert K. Merton 's ' The Rich Get Richer And The Poor Get Poorer '
Why is it a structural issue? But, how do they get things materialism? What happens to people who want things but there is no ladder to reach things. What do they do?
They want the goals, the cars, money, etc. And, others have many advantages to get things, so for them, not as much structural strain? The ladder is already there for them. Money, social class, inheritance, is there so, no need to go around the ladder.
Again, the strain comes from the culture putting it out there to want things, Geheral, no way to get there for many. Except go around the system In what ways does do strain theories explain the behavior of street gangs? Which version of strain theories would best explain the overrepresentation of of homicides in inner-city areas?
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According to general strain theorywhat factors would likely lead to criminal behavior? According to Robert K. Merton there are 5 individual modes of adaptation to structural stress, not all of them deviant.]
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